# coireach
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* coirtheach

### Etymology

From coir +‎ -ach

### Pronunciation

* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈkɨ̞ɾˠha(x)/ (corresponding to the form coirtheach)

### Adjective

coireach (genitive singular masculine coirigh, genitive singular feminine coirí, plural coireacha, comparative coirí)
* sinful
    Synonym: peacúil
* guilty
    Synonym: ciontach

#### Declension

$^1$ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article. $^2$ When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

#### Derived terms

* coireacht

### Noun

coireach m (genitive singular coirigh, nominative plural coirigh)
* transgressor, trespasser
    Synonyms: ciontach, sáraitheoir

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
coireach
coirigh
vocative
a choirigh
a choireacha
genitive
coirigh
coireach
dative
coireach
coirigh
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an coireach
na coirigh
genitive
an choirigh
na gcoireach
dative
leis an gcoireach don choireach
leis na coirigh :

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ “coireach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cairech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cairthech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “coireaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 167
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “coirṫeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 168
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From coire +‎ -ach

### Pronunciation

* (Lewis) IPA: /ˈkʰaðəx/
* (North Uist) IPA: /ˈkʰæɾʲəx/
* (South Uist, Barra, Skye) IPA: /ˈkʰɤɾʲəx/

### Adjective

coireach
* guilty, at fault, to blame, responsible, culpable
    chan e mise as coireach! ― it isn't my fault!

#### Usage notes

* In most contexts, used in the phrase as coireach combined with a copula phrase.

### Noun

coireach m (genitive singular coirich, plural coirich)
* culprit, guilty person

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
* ↑ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99‎, Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “coireach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN